Directed Electronics 540 manual

MODEL 540 ESP O WNER'S GUIDE 11/01 and up[...]

1 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T able o f Contents What Is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System Main tenan ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Standar d Configuration[...]

3 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . What is Included ■ A contr ol module ■ T wo four-button tran smitters ■ A Sting er ™ DoubleGuard ® two-stag e shock sensor ■ A Reveng er ™ Soft Chirp ™ six-tone progr ammable siren ■ A red status LED in dicator ligh t ■ A push-button V alet ® switch ■ Y our warran ty card ■ A shut-d ow[...]

4 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Y our warran ty card must be r eturned and th e bar code serial number m ust not be rem oved. If the car d is not return ed, you do not have a warr anty . Y ou must also keep your pr oof of pur chase, which r eflects that the prod uct was installed by an auth orized dealer . Mak e sur e you receive th e warra[...]

5 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T ransmitter Functions The r eceiver uses a computer-based Learn Routine to learn the tran smitter buttons. This m akes it possible to assign an y remote tran smitter button to any receiver fun ction. The tr ansmitter ini- tially com es programm ed with Standar d Configurati on, but may also be customized by [...]

6 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . and Buttons The r emote start functi on of your system is contr olled by pressing these button s simultaneously . and Buttons An option al auxiliary convenien ce or expansi on function that you have add ed to your system can be activated by pressing th ese but- tons sim ultaneously . The auxili ary output con[...]

7 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . reach fr om children all r emote contr ol transmitters to assur e that the system d oes not uninten tionally r emote start the vehicle . THE USER MUST INST ALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN OR ABOUT THE LIVING AREA ADJ ACENT TO THE VEHICLE. ALL DOORS LEADING FROM ADJA CENT LIVING AREAS TO THE ENCLOSED OR P AR[...]

8 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . start system so that the vehi cle does not start in g ear . All installati ons must be perf ormed by an authorized DEI d ealer . OPERA TION OF THE REMOTE ST ART MODULE IF THE VEHICLE ST ARTS IN GEAR IS CONTRARY TO ITS INTENDED MODE OF OPERA TION. OPERA TING THE REMOTE ST ART SYSTEM UNDER THESE CONDITIONS MA Y[...]

9 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . sive arming coun tdown, the status LED will flash twi ce as fast as it does wh en the system is armed . At the 20-secon d point of th e countd own, the siren will chirp to in dicate that the system is about to arm. At th e 30-second point, th e parking ligh ts will flash to indi cate that the system is armed [...]

10 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Multi-Level Security Armin g allows you to select which of th e sys- tem's inputs or sensors will be active an d which will be bypassed when th e system is armed. (See T able of Z ones in this guid e.) Pressin g (only in Stand ard Configur ation) again within five seconds o f arming the system will acti[...]

11 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Y our system can be armed while drivin g the vehicle! Simply pr ess while the vehi cle is running. The sir en will chirp once to indi- cate that the security system is arm ed, and th en once mor e to indi cate that the igniti on is on. The system will not r espond to any input e xcept the d oor triggers , an[...]

12 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . are un able to visually check th e vehicle . This feature allows you to silence an d reset the security system wh en it is trigger ed, without having to disarm th e system. High Security Rearm is a featur e that protects your vehicle in th e event that th e security system is inadvertently disarm ed. T wo mi[...]

13 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . IMPORT ANT! The V alet ® switch can be programmed to r espond to 1-5 presses f or the disarm fun ction. Y ou must check with th e installer to ver- ify the pr ogrammin g for your indiv id ual unit. LOCA TION OF V ALET ® SWITCH _____________________________ Use th e Silent Mod e to temporarily turn off th e[...]

14 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o enter or exit V alet ® Mode : 1. T urn the igniti on on. 2. T urn the igniti on off. 3. Press an d release the V alet ® switch within 10 seconds . The status LED will li ght steadily to indi cate that you have entered V alet ® Mode an d will turn off when you have e xited Valet ® Mode. Y ou can also [...]

15 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . IMPORT ANT! (1) Never rem otely start the vehicle with the vehi cle in gea r , and (2) N ever rem otely start the vehicle with the k ey in the ignition . Pressin g and at the same tim e will begin the r emote start sequence . The parking li ghts will flash to warn that the m otor is about to start. It is imp[...]

16 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . will turn off. Y ou can also shut d own the rem ote start system by pressin g on the brak e pedal. Y ou may want to en ter the vehicle an d drive it with out shutting o ff the motor . It is possible to sh ut d own the rem ote start and drive th e vehicle without sh utting down th e motor . T o shut down the [...]

17 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . 3. Th e engine will run un til the progr ammed time elapses or a shut d own input is received. NOTE: This featur e will not work while th e brake pedal is bein g pressed. Timer M ode automati cally starts your vehicle engin e and runs it f or a pre-pr ogrammed tim e period, every thr ee hours for a total o f[...]

18 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o exit Timer Mode: Timer M ode can be exited by turnin g the igniti on on with the key any tim e that the vehicle en gine is not runnin g. Y ou can also exit Timer M ode using th e transmitter by f ollowing these steps: 1. Start the en gine by pressin g and on the tr ansmitter simultan eously . 2. Press an[...]

19 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Y our system has DEI's Nuisance Pr evention Cir cuitry ™ (NPC ™ ). It pre- vents ann oying repetitive tri gger sequences d ue to faulty door pin switches or envir onmental con ditions su ch as thund er , jackham- mers , airport noise , etc. Example: Th e alarm triggers thr ee times. Each tim e, th e[...]

20 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Safety F eatures This system has several importan t safety features to ensur e proper operati on of the m otor and preven t acciden tal damag e to the engin e or its components . The system m onitors the engin e speed and will automati cally shut the en gine off if th e RPMs rise above or fall below the pr o[...]

21 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . When ever the vehicle is r emote started, advan ced anti-grind cir cuit- ry will preven t the starter from en gaging, even if the k ey is turned to the start positi on. This prevents d amage to th e starter motor if the k ey is turned to the start positi on during r emote start operati on. NOTE: Th e starter[...]

22 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . that input ceases, th e security system will resume n ormal moni- toring. For e xample , if your vehicle has an interi or light e xit delay and you arm your security system bef ore the in terior ligh t turns off, you m ay hear a second Bypass N otification chirp. On ce the ligh t turns off, h owever , the se[...]

23 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ZONE (Number o f DEALER-INST ALLED LED Flashes) DESCRIPTION OPTIONS 1 Instan t trigg er - hood pinswitch 2 Instan t trigg er - a heavier impact detected by th e shock sen sor 3 Door switch trigg er 4 Instan t trigg er - for optional sensors 5 Igniti on trigg er NOTE: Y our system stores the last two trigg er[...]

24 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . High Fr equency Y our system transmits an d receives at 434 MHz. This provi des a cleaner spectrum with less interfer ence and a m ore stable sign al. Enjoy a phe- nom enal incr ease in rang e, even in ar eas with high radi o interferen ce. P ow er Sav er Mode Y our system will automatically en ter Power Sav[...]

25 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Owner Recognition Owner Recogniti on is a revolution ary new feature available only from DEI ® . U sing a DEI ® Bitwriter , hand-held pr ogramming tool, your dealer can pr ogram man y of the system settin gs. The pr ogrammer mak es it possible to program differ ent settings f or each transmit- ter that is [...]

26 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Pr ogramming Options Progr amming option s control your system's n ormal, operati onal set-up. Most opti ons do n ot require ad ditional parts , but some may requir e installation labor . The f ollowing is a list of th e programm able options , with the fac- tory settings in Bold . ■ Activ e arming (t[...]

27 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ P anic mod e enabled /disabled when the i gnition is turned on. (Some states have laws again st sirens soun ding in movin g cars.) ■ Forced passive armin g on or off. If your system is program med for passive armin g and the f orced passive arming featur e has been progr ammed on, the system will passi[...]

28 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . necessary to arm th e car with the rem ote and then disarm it with the r emote . It is also possible to disarm the AED featur e by turning th e ignition k ey to the “run” position an d press- ing th e Valet ® button th e programm ed number of tim es. AED is also disabled when th e system is in Valet ® [...]

29 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Security & Conv enience Expansions Listed below are som e of the m any expan sion option s available. Please consult your d ealer for a complete explan ation of all th e option s available to you. Field Disturbance Sensor: An invisible dom e of coverag e is estab- lished by in stalling the 508D “r adar[...]

30 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . P ower Lock s: This system offers lock outputs that can contr ol some m anufactur ers' power door lock systems . For other systems , additi onal parts may be r equired. P ower Windo w Control: Autom atic power wind ow control is pr o- vid ed with the 529T and 530T system s. These can oper ate power wind[...]

31 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Input: A physi cal connection to th e system. An input can be pro- vid ed by a sensor , pinswitch or by e xisting systems in th e vehicle , such as i gnition or courtesy ligh ts. LED: Red ligh t mounted som ewhere in th e vehicle . It is used to indi cate the status of your system. I t is also used to report[...]

32 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Notes[...]

33 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE: Arming ■ T o arm, press . When th e system arms , you will hear a short chirp, and th e parking li ghts will flash once . Arming while driving ■ T o arm the system while drivin g, press on your tran smitter while the vehicle is runnin g. The system will chirp on ce and then once m [...]

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The company behind this s ystem is Directed Electr onics, Inc. Since its in ception, DEI ® has had on e purpose, to provi de consum ers with the fin est vehicle security an d car stereo pr oducts and accessori es available. Th e recipi ent o f mor e than 20 patents in th e field of advanced electr onic technology , DEI is ISO 9001 register ed. Qua[...]